IPL, considered as the most popular and amazing limited T20 league on the planet, is the game of many great performances and players. Legendary cricketers as well as beginners in the game, play together in this league and showcase their talent to the world. There are many players who have performed very well in the past 13-year history of IPL and became the backbone of the national team. IPL is also an opportunity for the young players to show their potential and energy to the world too.
Here is the list of top 5 young players who have played in the IPL, on the basis of their first appearance:
5. Abhishek Sharma:
Abhishek Sharma is one of the youngest players to face a ball in the history of IPL. He played his first match against RCB at the age of 17 years and 251 days. Abhishek was part of the Indian U-18 squad who has won the WC and was bought by DD for a price of 55 lakhs. Abhishek made his IPL debut against RCB scoring a blasting 46 runs from 19 deliveries. Later, this player was bought by SRH. Since Shakib Al Hassan is out of the team because of his ban, Abhishek Sharma has a great opportunity to showcase his talent for the team.
4. Sarfaraz Khan:
Very well known for his talent and amazing performance in domestic cricket, Sarfaraz Khan is considered as one of the future players in the Indian national team. He is also the fourth-youngest player to play in the IPL history. This young made his IPL debut for the team RCB in the year 2015, when he was only 17 years and 177 days old. Sarfaraz made an amazing knock of 46 runs from 27 balls, outperforming Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Later after the IPL season of 2017, he was sold to KXIP. Fans and selectors are waiting for this 22-year-old, magnificent cricketer to perform and well and do wonders to the team.
3. Riyan Prayag:
Riyan Prayag is part of RR squad in IPL and made his IPL debut at the age of 17 years and 152 days in the 2019 season. Despite being a pivotal player in the WC winning U-18 team, he was unnoticed in the auctions and was taken to the RR squad for the base price of 20 lakhs. Given an opportunity in the playing eleven, Riyan became the youngest player to score a half-century in IPL history. Very well noticed for his style of playing and occasional bowling skills, this player is considered to be a promise to the future Indian national team.
2. Mujeeb Ur Rahman:
Mujeeb ur Rahman was one of the players who got the most exciting prices at the auction of 2018. He was noticed among the cricketing community as the first player born in the 21st century to play the game as well as the youngest player in history to take a 5 wicket scalp in an ODI match. Mujeeb was bought by KXIP and made a great debut season by taking 14 wickets from 11 matches. His first IPL match was just 11 days after his 17th birthday. KXIP has retained this marvelous cricketer in the squad for the 2020 season and let's hope for a great performance from this great cricketer.
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1. Prayas Ray Barman:
Prayas Ray Barman, playing for RCB in the 2019 season of IPL wrote his name in record books by becoming the youngest player to debut in IPL's. Prayas made his debut for RCB when he was 16 years and 152 days old. He made his solitary appearance in the playing eleven against SRH, in which his bowling spell was quite expensive for the team. Prayas conceded a total of 56 runs from 4 overs. He was released by the team after the season and remained unsold in the recent auctions.
